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W.  L.  HALL, President 

CHAS.  FRED  TUCKER, Vice-President 

BENNETT  HILL, Secretary 

J.  B.  ADOUE, Treasurer 


L.  Sherwood  Sabin.  Paul  A.  Florian. 

M.  B.  Shannon.  M.  L.  Kaufman. 

J.  B.  Adoue.  Bennett  Hill. 

Hunter  A.  Craycroft.        W.  L.  Hall. 
Chas.  Fred  Tucker. 


H.  A.  Craycroft,  Chairman. 
J.  M.  Cary.  M.  B.  Shannon. 

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M.  L.  Kaufman,  Chairman. 
E.  Dick  Slaughter.  II.  L.  Seay. 

Paul  A.  Florian,  Chairman. 
J.  T.  Murphy.  T.  L.  Camp. 


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Article  I.  The  name  of  this  Corporation  shall 
be  "The  Dallas  Club." 

Art.  II.  The  purposes  and  objects  of  this  Cor- 
poration are  the  encouragement  of  social  intercourse 
among  its  members,  the  support  of  literary  under- 
takings, the  encouragement  of  the  study  and  cultiva- 
tion of  literature,  the  maintenance  of  a  library  and 
reading  room,  and  the  promotion  of  the  fine  arts. 

Art.  III.  The  place  of  business  of  this  Corpor- 
ation shall  be  in  the  City  of  Dallas,  in  Dallas  County, 
Texas. 

Art.  IV.  This  Corporation  shall  have  existence 
and  continue  for  a  term  of  fifty  years  from  the  date 
of  the  filing  of  this  Charter  in  the  office  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  State. 

Art.  V.  The  number  of  the  Directors  of  this 
Corporation  shall  be  nine.  The  Directors  for  the 
first  year  of  the  existence  of  this  Corporation  shall 
be  George  W.  Toland,  B.  A.  Pope,  R.  V.  Tompkins, 
J.  C.  O'Connor,  A.  Sanger,  Thos.  T.  Holloway,  F.  M. 
Cockrell,  John  N.  Simpson  and  Alfred  Davis,  all  of 
whom  are  residents  of  the  City  of  Dallas,  Texas. 

Art.  VI.  The  amount  of  the  Capital  Stock  of 
this  Corporation  is  authorized  to  be  fifty  thousand 
dollars,  to  be  divided  into  five  hundred  shares  of  one 
hundred  dollars  each.  This  Corporation  is  author- 
ized to  begin  business  as  soon  as  twenty  thousand 
dollars  of  the  Capital  Stock  shall  have  been  sub- 


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scribed.  No  one,  unless  he  be  a  member  of  this, 
The  Dallas  Club,  shall  own  or  subscribe  to  stock. 
Membership  shall  be  constituted  in  such  manner  as 
the  By-Laws  may  direct.  No  one  individual  shall 
own,  hold  or  subscribe  to  more  than  twenty-five 
shares  of  stock.  No  one  shall  become  or  shall  be  a 
member  of  The  Dallas  Club  unless  he  hold  at 
least  one  share  of  stock. 

Art.  VII.  This  Corporation  is  authorized  to 
acquire,  purchase  and  hold  such  real,  personal  and 
mixed  property  as  may  be  necesaary  for  the  con- 
venient accomplishment  of  the  purposes  hereinbefore 
specified. 

(Signed)  Geo.  W.  Toland. 

K.  V.  Tompkins. 

B.  A.  Pope. 

J.  C.  O'Connor. 

F.  M.  Cockrell. 

Thos.  T.  Hollow  ay. 


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STATE  OF  TEXAS,! 
County  of  Dallas,   j 

Before  me,  the  undersigned  authority,  on  this 
day  personally  appeared  Geo.  W.  Toland,  R.  V. 
Tompkins,  B.  A.  Pope,  J.  C.  O'Connor,  F.  M.  Cock- 
rell  and  Thos.  T.  Holloway,  known  to  me  to  be  the 
persons  who  executed  and  signed  the  foregoing  in- 
strument, and  acknowledged  to  me  that  they  exe- 
cuted the  same  for  the  purposes  and  considerations 
therein  expressed. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  official  seal,  this  9th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1887. 

(Signed)  Lafayette  Fitzhugh, 

(Seal)  Notary  Public  Dallas  Co. 

(endorsed) 
Charter:     The  Dallas  Club,  filed  in  the  Department 
of  State,  March  12,  1887. 

(Signed)  J.  M.  Moore, 

Secretary  of  State. 


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THE  STATE  OF  TEXAS,  \ 

Department  of  State.     J 

I,  J.  M.  Moore,  Secretary  of  the  State  of  Texas, 
do  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of 
the  original  Charter  of  "The  Dallas  Club,"  with  the 
endorsements  thereon,  now  on  file  in  this  Depart- 
ment. 

Witness  my  official  signature  and  the  seal  of 
State  affixed,  at  the  City  of  Austin,  this 
(Seal)  12th  day  of  March,  1887. 

(Signed)  J.  M.  Moore, 

Secretary  of  State. 

Dallas  Club,     \ 
January  12,  1899.  J 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  The 
Dallas  Club,  on  the  date  above  mentioned,  W.  L. 
Hall,  President,  and  Bennett  Hill,  Secretary,  the 
following  Directors  being  present,  viz :  W.  L.  Hall, 
T.  L.  Camp,  Wm.  Thompson,  J.  B.  Adoue  and  Ben- 
nett Hill,  the  following  By-Laws  and  House  Rules 
were  adopted,  to  take  effect  from  and  after  the  12th 
day  of  January,  1899: 


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KULE  I. 

STOCK  AND  STOCKHOLDERS. 

Section  1.  Only  members  of  the  Club  shall  be 
stockholders.  No  stockholder  shall  be  entitled  to 
vote  unless  he  shall  have  paid  the  amount  of  his 
stock  or  who  shall  be  in  arrear  in  his  dues  to  the 
Club. 

Sec.  2.  Any  stockholder  upon  ceasing  to  be  a 
member  of  the  Club  by  resignation,  expulsion  or 
otherwise,  shall  within  six  months  thereafter  dispose 
of  his  stock  to  a  member,  and  upon  his  failure  to  do 
so  his  stock  may  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder  for 
cash  at  the  Club,  after  giving  notice  to  the  holder  of 
said  stock  for  ten  days  and  advertising  same  by  post- 
ing notices  of  such  sale  in  the  Club  rooms  for  twenty 
days  prior  thereto,  the  proceeds  to  be  paid  over  to 
such  stockholder ;  and  the  share  of  any  stockholder 
who  is  indebted  to  the  Club  and  has  been  in  default 
for  thirty  days,  and  refuses  to  pay  on  demand,  may  be 
disposed  of  in  the  same  way  in  satisfaction  of  the 
amount  due  the  Club,  any  balance  to  be  paid  over  to 
him. 

Sec.  3.  Stock  shall  be  transferred  only  on  the 
books  of  the  corporation  and  no  stock  shall  be  trans- 
ferred if  any  indebtedness  is  due  the  Club  by  the 
transferrer,  or  until  such  indebtedness  is  paid  in  full. 

Sec.  4.  Certificates  of  stock  shall  be  signed  by 
the  President  and  attested  by  the  Secretary,  and  un- 
der the  seal  of  the  corporation. 


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Sec.  5.  All  dues  or  other  indebtedness  owing  by 
any  stockholder  to  the  Club  shall  be  a  charge  upon 
his  stock. 

RULE  II. 

MEETINGS   OP  STOCKHOLDERS. 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of 
the  stockholders  on  the  third  Monday  in  January  of 
each  year.  Notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  such 
meeting,  signed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Club,  shall 
be  published,  at  least  ten  days  previous  to  such  meet- 
ing, in  some  daily  paper  published  in  the  city  of 
Dallas. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  of  stockholders  may  be 
called  by  the  Directory ;  special  meetings  shall  also 
be  called  by  the  President  upon  the  written  request 
of  thirty  (30)  or  more  stockholders  filed  with  the 
Secretary.  Calls  for  special  meetings  of  stockholders 
shall  set  forth  the  objects  of  the  meeting  and  no  other 
business  shall  be  transacted  than  that  named  in  the 
call.  At  least  five  (5)  days'  notice  of  special  meet- 
ings shall  be  given  in  such  manner  as  the  President 
may  direct. 

Sec.  3.  Thirty  (30)  members  shall  constitute  a 
quorum  at  the  annual  meeting  of  stockholders. 
Twenty  (20)  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  at  a 
special  meeting. 

Sec.  4.     No  stockholder  shall  vote  by  proxy. 

Sec.  5.  At  all  meetings  of  stockholders  each 
stockholder  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  only,  irre- 
spective of  the  number  of  shares  he  may  hold  in  the 
corporation. 


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RULE  III. 

DIRECTORS. 

Section  1.  The  management  of  the  corporation 
shall  be  under  the  control  of  the  Directory. 

Sec  2.  Nine  (9)  Directors  shall  be  elected  at 
the  annual  meetirig  of  the  stockholders  in  each  year. 
The  Directors  shall  serve  for  one  year  and  until  their 
successors  shall  be  elected  and  qualified.  Acceptance 
of  the  office  of  Director  shall  be  all  the  qualification 
necessary. 

Sec  3.  The  Directors  shall  elect  of  their  num- 
ber a  President  and  vice-President,  and  shall  appoint 
a  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  each  to  serve  for  one 
year,  and  until  his  successor  shall  be  appointed  and 
qualified.  And  the  Directors  shall  also  appoint  an 
assistant  to  the  Secretary,  who  shall  not  necessarily 
be  a  Director  or  stockholder. 

Sec  4.  The  Directory  shall  hold  a  regular  meet- 
ing on  the  second  Saturday  in  each  month  and  they 
shall  also  hold  special  meetings  when  called  together 
by  the  President  or  vice-President ;  and  upon  the  re- 
quest of  any  three  members  of  the  Directory,  the 
President  or  vice-President  shall  call  such  special 
meeting. 

Sec  5.  Vacancies  in  the  Directory  or  in  the 
offices  of  the  Club  shall  be  filled  by  the  Directory. 

Sec  6.  In  case  of  failure  from  any  cause  to 
elect  Directors  at  the  annual  meeting  of  stockhold- 
ers, the  President  shall  call  a  special  meeting  of 
stockholders  to  elect  Directors. 


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Sec.  7.  The  Directory  shall  adopt  regulations 
known  as  House  Rules,  for  the  government  of  the 
Club. 

Sec.  8.  Club  dues,  in  such  amount  as  the  neces- 
sities of  the  Club  may  require,  shall  be  established 
by  the  Directory. 

RULE  IV. 

THE   PRESIDENT. 

The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Directory  and  of  the  stockholders.  He  shall  not 
vote  except  in  case  of  a  tie. 

RULE  V. 

THE  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

In  the  absence  of  the  President  the  powers  and 
duties  of  the  President  shall  devolve  upon  the  vice- 
President. 

RULE  VI. 

THE  SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 

Section  1.  The  Assistant  Secretary  shall  keep 
fall  and  accurate  minutes  of  the  proceedings  of  all 
meetings  of  the  corporation  and  of  the  Directors  or 
House  Committee ;  shall  notify  the  Directors  of  all 
meetings  of  the  Board,  and  shall  perform  such  other 
duties  as  the  Directory  may  require.  He  shall  collect 
all  moneys  due  the  Club  and  shall  receive  such 
moneys  as  the  Directory  may  order,  and  shall  pay 
them  over  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipts  there- 
for. He  shall  keep  the  accounts,  books  and  papers 
of  the  corporation  except  those  in  charge  of  the 
Treasurer,  and  shall  deliver  the  same  at  the  end  of 


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the  term  of  his  employment  to  the  Secretary.  The 
Secretary  shall  be  the  custodian  of  the  corporate  seal, 
shall  attest  certificates  of  stock,  and  shall  have  gen- 
eral supervision  and  control  of  the  Assistant  Secre- 
tary in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  in  keeping  the 
books,  accounts  and  minutes  of  the  Club.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  report  to  the  Directors 
from  time  to  time  as  to  the  manner  in  which  said 
duties  are  being  discharged.  The  Secretary  shall 
not  be  authorized  to  receive  or  collect  any  money, 
nor  shall  he  be  in  any  way  responsible  for  the  same, 
and  no  bond  shall  be  required  of  him.  The  Secretary 
shall  receive  no  compensation  for  his  services.  The 
Assistant  Secretary  shall  be  paid  for  the  performance 
of  his  duty  such  a  sum  of  money  as  may  be  fixed  by 
the  Directors,  and  his  term  of  employment  shall  be 
at  the  will  of  the  Directory  and  for  such  a  term  as 
may  be  fixed  by  contract  with  him. 

Sec.  2.  Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his 
office,  the  Assistant  Secretary  shall  give  bond  in  the 
sum  of  $3,000.00,  to  be  approved  by  the  Directory, 
conditioned  that  he  shall  faithfully  perform  all  his 
duties  as  Assistant  Secretary  and  pay  over  and  ac- 
count for  all  moneys  of  the  Club  received  by  him. 

Sec.  3.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  receipt 
for  all  moneys  of  the  corporation,  shall  have  custody 
of  the  same  by  direction  of  the  Directory,  keeping  a 
record  thereof,  and  proper  vouchers  for  all  disburse- 
ments. He  shall  make  report  annually,  and  as  often 
as  required  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  of  all  receipts 
and  disbursements,  and  shall,  upon  the  appointment 
and  qualification  of  his  successor,  deliver  to  him  all 
moneys,  books  and  papers  pertaining  to  his  office. 


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Sec.  4.  All  checks  and  orders  for  money  shall 
be  signed  "Dallas  Club,  per Assist- 
ant Secretary,"  and  countersigned  by  the  President, 
or,  in  his  absence,  by  the  Secretary  or  vice-President, 
and  the  Treasurer  shall  disburse  no  funds  of  the  Club 
except  upon  such  written  order. 

The  President,  or,  in  his  absence,  the  vice-Pres- 
ident and  Secretary,  shall  sign  no  order  for  funds  of 
the  Club  except  by  order  of  the  Directory  or  upon 
bill  approved  by  at  least  two  members  of  the  House 
Committee. 

Sec.  5.  Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his 
office  the  Treasurer  shall  give  bond  in  the  sum  of 
three  thousand  dollars  ($3,000.00),  with  two  or  more 
sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Directors,  conditioned 
that  he  shall  faithfully  perform  all  the  duties  of  the 
office. 

RULE  VII. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  The  members  of  the  Club  shall  be 
classed,  for  Club  purposes,  as  resident  members,  non- 
resident members  and  honorary  members.  Resident 
members  shall  be  those  residing  in  the  county  of 
Dallas.  All  members  not  residing  in  the  county  of 
Dallas  shall  be  non-resident  members.  No  one  shall 
be  elected  an  honorary  member  save  by  the  unan- 
imous vote  of  the  Directory.  Honorary  members 
shall  not  pay  Club  dues. 

Sec.  2.  The  number  of  resident  members  shall 
not  exceed  three  hundred  (BOO). 


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RULE  VIII. 

APPOINTMENT  OF  COMMITTEES. 

The  Directors  may  appoint  such  standing  or  spe- 
cial committees  as  they  shall  see  fit.  They  shall  ap- 
point a  committee  of  three  members  who,  with  the 
President  and  Secretary,  shall  constitute  a  committee 
on  membership.  They  shall  also  appoint  a  House 
Committee  of  three  members. 

RULE  IX. 

ELECTION  TO  MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  No  one  shall  be  elected  to  member- 
ship in  the  Club  except  upon  a  unanimous  vote  of  the 
Committee  on  Membership. 

Sec  2.  Every  candidate  for  admission  must  be 
proposed  by  one  member  and  seconded  by  another, 
other  than  the  members  of  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership. The  names,  residences  and  occupation  of 
gentlemen  proposed  for  membership  shall  be  inserted 
in  a  book  provided  for  the  purpose,  the  names  of 
such  proposer  and  seconder  being  in  their  respective 
handwriting,  and  the  name  of  such  candidate,  with 
the  names  of  his  proposer  and  seconder,  shall  be 
posted  in  the  Club  rooms  for  at  least  ten  (10)  days 
prior  to  action  thereon  by  the  Committee  on  Mem- 
bership. 

The  names  of  gentlemen  failing  to  be  elected 
shall  not  be  proposed  again  for  six  months. 

Sec  3.  The  Secretary  shall  report  upon  the  re- 
sult of  the  election  to  each  applicant,  simply  stating 
that  his  application  has  been  accepted  or  rejected. 


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Sec.  4.  Objections  to  the  admission  of  a  candi- 
date may  be  made  to  any  member  of  the  Committee 
on  Membership  before  action  thereon  by  the  commit- 
tee. In  case  three  resident  members  object  to  the 
admission  of  any  applicant  his  name  shall  be  with- 
drawn. The  names  of  members  objecting  shall  not 
be  divulged  outside  the  Membership  Committee. 

Sec.  5.  Every  person  elected  shall,  within  ten 
days  after  being  informed  thereof  by  the  Assistant 
Secretary,  pay  to  said  Assistant  Secretary  his  en- 
trance or  initiation  fee  and  first  monthly  dues  and 
shall  then,  and  not  otherwise,  be  a  member  of  the 
Club,  and  in  case  he  shall  fail  so  to  do  his  election 
shall  be  void.  ^ 

Sec.  6.  To  become  a  resident  member  the  appli- 
cant shall  pay  an  entrace  fee  of  twenty-five  ($25.00) 
dollars  besides  being  the  owner  of  at  least  one  fully 
paid  up  share  of  stock  in  the  corporation. 

Sec.  7.  Non-residents  of  Dallas  county  may  be 
admitted  upon  payment  in  advance  of  an  initiation 
fee  of  twenty -five  dollars  ($25.00),  provided,  that 
they  be  proposed  and  elected  in  accordance  with  the 
foregoing  section  of  this  rule.  Such  members  shall 
be  entitled  to  all  the  privileges  accorded  to  regular 
members,  except  that  of  voting  or  holding  office,  but 
they  shall  not  be  required  to  own  stock. 

Sec.  8.  Members  not  indebted  to  the  Club,  who 
remove  permanently  from  Dallas  county,  may  be 
placed  upon  the  list  of  non-resident  members  by  no- 
tifying the  Secretary  in  writing  of  their  change  of 
residence. 


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Sec.  9.  The  annual  dues  of  resident  members 
shall  be  thirty-six  dollars  ($36.00)  payable  in  monthly 
installments  of  three  dollars  ($3.00)  each  on  the  first 
day  of  each  month  in  advance.  The  annual  dues  of 
non-resident  members  shall  be  ten  dollars  ($10.00), 
payable  annually  in  advance. 

RULE  X. 

RESIGNATION. 

No  resignation  shall  be  accepted  by  the  Directory 
if  the  member  be  in  arrear  in  his  dues  to  the  Club. 

RULE  XI. 

The  Directory  may  expel  or  may  drop  from  the 
roll  of  membership  any  member  for  non-payment  of 
dues,  or  indebtedness  to  the  Club,  for  conduct  unbe- 
coming a  gentleman,  or  for  conduct  calculated  to  en- 
danger the  welfare  of  the  Club,  or  for  violation  of 
any  By-Laws  or  House  Rules.  But  before  any  mem- 
ber shall  be  expelled  or  dropped  from  the  rolls  a  no- 
tice shall  be  mailed  to  him,  at  his  address  as  it  ap- 
pears on  the  Club  books,  at  least  ten  (10)  days  before 
his  case  is  acted  upon  by  the  Directory,  requesting 
him  to  show  cause  why  he  should  not  be  expelled  or 
dropped  from  the  rolls. 

RULE  XII. 

The  name  of  every  member  failing  to  pay  his 
dues  within  one  month  after  the  same  become  due  shall 
be  placed  in  a  frame  provided  for  such  notices,  of 
which  the  Assistant  Secretary  shall  inform  him  in 
writing  and  if  said  dues  are  not  paid  within  thirty 
(30)  days  thereafter,  he  shall  cease  to  be  a  member 
of  the  Club  and  his  name  shall  be  erased  from  the 


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books,  unless  he  can  show  satisfactory  reasons  for 
the  non-payment  thereof  to  the  Board  of  Directors. 
Provided,  however,  that  before  any  member  shall  be 
dropped  from  the  rolls,  a  notice  shall  be  mailed  to 
him  at  his  address,  as  it  appears  on  the  Club  books, 
at  least  ten  days  before  his  case  is  acted  upon,  re- 
questing him  to  show  cause  why  he  should  not  be 
dropped  from  the  rolls. 

RULE  XIII. 

All  indebtedness  to  the  Club  on  account  of  bar,  res- 
taurant and  sleeping  rooms  shall  be  due  on  the  first  day 
of  the  month  succeeding  the  one  in  which  it  was 
contracted;  and  if  not  paid  by  the  tenth  day  of  said 
month,  then  the  Assistant  Secretary  shall  proceed  to  post 
the  delinquents  and  they  shall  be  subject  to  be  dropped 
from  the  rolls  as  provided  for  in  Bule  XII. 

RULE  XIV. 

If  any  member  shall  cease  to  be  a  stockholder  in 
the  corporation  by  transfer  of  his  stock,  forfeiture  or 
otherwise,  his  membership  shall  be  entirely  termi- 
nated. 

RULE  XV. 

THE  HOUSE  COMMITTEE. 

The  House  Committee  shall  meet  at  least  once 
in  each  week.  They  shall  make  all  current  purcha- 
ses for  the  ordinary  uses  of  the  Club  or  direct  the 
same  to  be  made ;  regulate  the  prices  to  be  charged 
for  all  articles  used  in  the  Club ;  appoint  and  dismiss 
all  employes  and  fix  their  compensation  and  other- 
wise superintend  and  direct  the  ordinary  and  current 
affairs  of  the  Club.     But  they  shall  not  make  any 


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unusual  or  extraordinary  purchases,  or  permanent 
improvements,  or  alterations  in  the  Club  property, 
or  give  any  entertainments,  or  incur  any  extraordi- 
nary expenses  of  any  kind  without  first  consulting 
and  being  advised  by  the  Directory. 

RULE  XVI. 

AMENDMENTS. 

The  Directors  may  adopt  By-Laws  for  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  corporation  and  may  amend  or  repeal 
the  same,  but  such  By-Laws  may  be  altered,  changed 
or  amended  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  stockholders, 
at  any  election  or  special  meeting  ordered  for  that 
purpose  by  the  Directors  on  a  written  application  of 
a  majority  of  the  stockholders. 


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It  is  the  duty  of  every  member  of  the  Club  to 
make  himself  familiar  with  its  laws  and  rules,  and 
ignorance  thereof  shall  never  be  admissible  in  excuse 
for  any  breach  or  neglect  of  the  same. 
Rule  1. 

The  Club  rooms  shall  be  opened  at  8  o'clock,  a. 
m.  from  November  1st  to  May  1st,  and  at  7  o'clock, 
a.  m.  from  May  1st  to  November  1st.  Members  will 
not  be  admitted  after  1  o'clock,  a.  m.  The  house  will 
be  closed  at  2  o'clock,  a.  m.,  and  lights  turned  off. 
Rule  2. 

The  wine  room  will  be  closed  at  1  o'clock,  a.  m. 
No  refreshments,  excepting  drinks,  shall  be  served 
in  the  library  or  sitting  room. 
Rule  3. 

Credit  extended  to  the  members  in  the  wine 
room  or  restaurant  shall  be  in  the  discretion  of  the 
House  Committee,  which  committee  may  at  any  time 
refuse  credit  to  any  member.  Any  member  intro- 
ducing a  visitor  will  be  responsible  for  any  debts 
contracted  by  him. 

Rule  4. 

Payments  should  be  made  to  Assistant  Secretary 
at  office  in  Club  building. 

Rule  5. 

No  newspapers,  magazines,  books  or  other  arti- 
cles, the  property  of  the  Club,  shall  be  removed  from 
the  Club  floor  by  any  member  or  employe. 


27 

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Rule  6. 

Newspapers,  magazines  and  books  of  the  Club 
shall  not  be  marked  or  otherwise  defaced. 

Rule  7. 

No  member  or  visitor  shall  be  allowed  to  give, 
under  any  pretense  whatever,  money  or  any  gratuity 
to  any  one  in  the  service  of  the  Club. 

Rule  8. 

No  member  or  visitor  shall  be  allowed  to  send  a 
servant  of  the  Club  out  of  the  building,  unless  by  the 
permission  of  the  President,  Secretary,  Assistant 
Secretary  or  a  member  of  the  House  Committee. 

Rule  9. 

Subscription  papers  shall  not  be  circulated  or  ex- 
posed in  the  Club  rooms  pertaining  to  anything  for- 
eign to  the  Club.  Dogs  shall  not  be  allowed  in  the 
building. 

Rule  10. 

All  requests  and  complaints  must  be  made  in 
writing,  signed  and  addressed  to  the  House  Com- 
mittee or  to  the  Directory,  and  deposited  in  the 
locked  box  provided  for  the  purpose. 

Rule  11. 

No  complaints  addressed  personally  to  the  mem- 
bers of  the  House  Committee  or  to  the  Directory  or 
to  any  officer  of  the  Club,  will  receive  attention  un- 
less presented  in  accordance  with  Rule  10. 


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Rule  12. 

Strangers,  not  residing  in  Dallas  or  its  suburbs, 
can  be  introduced  as  visitors  for  a  period  of  one  week, 
upon  registering  their  names  and  obtaining  a  card 
for  them  signed  by  the  Assistant  Secretary.  This 
time  may  be  extended  at  the  discretion  of  the  Pres- 
ident or  the  House  Committee. 

Persons  not  members  of  the  Club,  residing  or 
engaged  in  business  in  Dallas  or  its  suburbs,  shall 
not,  under  any  pretext  whatever,  be  admitted  as  visitors 
to  the  Club. 

Rule  13. 
assistant  secretary. 

The  Assistant  Secretary  shall  be  subject  to  the 
control  of  the  House  Committee.  He  shall  reside  in 
the  Club  house,  and  will  have  the  custody  of  the 
plate,  china,  glass,  etc.  He  will  have  the  general 
control  and  superintendence  of  the  servants  and  be 
responsible  for  their  conduct  and  cleanly  appearance. 
He  is  required  to  notify  members  of  any  violation  of 
the  regulations  and  to  report  the  same  to  the  House 
Committee.  The  servants'  entrance  in  the  rear  will 
be  under  lock,  and  servants  must  not  enter  or  go  out 
of  the  Club,  except  by  the  servants'  entrance  at  the 
rear  of  the  building.  Articles  of  glass,  earthenware, 
etc.,  which  may  be  broken  by  the  members,  either 
in  the  dining  room  or  elsewhere  in  the  building, 
shall  be  paid  for  by  them. 

Rule  14. 
The  House  Committee  shall  appoint  a  janitor  and 
janitress.    The  duty  of  the  janitor  and  janitress  shall 
be  as  follows :     Superintendence  of  heating,  opening 


29 

and  closing  rooms  on  the  Club  floor  and  keeping 
them  clean.  The  janitress  shall  have  charge  of  the 
halls  and  rooms  of  members  in  the  third  and  fourth 
stories  and  the  keeping  of  them  clean  and  such  other 
duties  as  the  Assistant  Secretary  may  require,  and 
shall  be  under  the  control  of  the  Assistant  Secretary, 
subject  to  the  House  Committee. 

Rule  15. 

There  shall  be  no  charge  for  the  use  of  the  bil- 
liard or  pool  tables.  No  person  shall  use  the  tables 
more  than  one  hour  if  they  are  wanted  by  others. 
Any  damage  done  to  the  tables,  balls  or  cues,  must 
be  paid  for  by  the  person  causing  the  same. 

Rule  16. 

No  gaming  shall  be  permitted  in  the  Club  rooms. 

Rule  17. 

Ladies  accompanied  by  members  may  visit  the 
Club  building  on  Thursday  between  the  hours  of  10 
o'clock,  a.  m.,  to  12  o'clock,  p.  m.,  and  at  such  other 
times  and  under  such  regulations  as  the  House  Com- 
mittee may  prescribe. 

Rule  18. 

The  names  of  the  House  Committee  shall  be 
posted  in  the  Club  house. 


&atxvtav#  l*t,  1899 


gtetfitrsnt  timber* 


1887 

Abrams,  W.  H. 

1898 

Clark,  T.  I. 

1896 

Adams,  H.  W. 

1893 

Clark,  W.  H. 

1890 

Adoue,  J.  B. 

1888 

Cobb,  C.  C. 

1887 

Aldridge,  A.  D. 

1887 

Cochran,  S.  P. 

1898 

Allen,  A.  A. 

1897 

Connor,  W.  0. 

1898 

Allen,  J.  W. 

1898 

Cooke,  Hamilton 

1897 

Allen,  R.  B. 

1888 

Craddock,  L. 

1888 

Avery,  J.  M. 

1898 

Craig,  Norman 

1898 

Cravens,  J.  R. 

1887 

Back,  Walter 

1887 

Crawford,  M.  L. 

1898 

Barry,  Chas.  S. 

1895 

Cray  croft,  H.  A. 

1887 

Belo,  A.  H. 

1896 

Crush,  W.  G. 

1899 

Belo,  A.  H.,  Jr. 

1898 

Curlin,  J.  L. 

1890 

Bessard,  A. 

1899 

Childress,  W.  A. 

1896 

Bickham,  W.  L. 

1899 

Collier,  T.  N, 

1894 

Bonner,  W.  A. 

1898 
1887 

Brown,  A.  J. 
Burt,  H.  F. 

1893 

1898 

Dabney,  L.  M. 
Dargan,  L. 

1894 
1899 
1899 
1892 

Gabell,  B.  E. 
Cairnes,  R.  C. 
Callier,  E.  R. 
Camp,  T.  L. 

1898 
1888 
1889 
1894 

Dargan,  V.  C. 
Dexter,  C.  L. 
Doremus,  F. 
Duke,  J.  C. 

1898 

Carlton,  0.  S. 

1888 

Carnes,  J.  J. 

1898 

Eberly,  E.  S. 

1896 

Cary,  A.  P. 

1892 

Edwards,  H.  L. 

1898 

Cary,  J.  M. 

1896 

Edwards,  E.  S. 

1898 

Childress,  A.  W. 

1898 

Ellis,  E.  A. 

1898 

Claiborne,  H. 

1892 

Everman,  J.  W. 

1898 

Claiborne,  P.  G. 

1888 

Ewing,  A.  L. 

33 


1898 

Fairbanks,  H.  W. 

1892 

Hughes,  L.  H. 

1898 

Feickert,  A. 

1887 

Hughes,  J.  V. 

1887 

Ferris,  R.  A. 

1892 

Hunter,  J.  G. 

1895 

Fife,  J.  G. 

1898 

Flippen,  E.  L. 

1898 

Jackson,  A.  A. 

1895 

Florian,  P.  A. 

1897 

Jackson,  A.  S. 

1897 

Foster,  G.  W. 

1898 

Jarreau,  M.  G. 

1897 

Fowlkes,  Jack 

1892 

Jones,  Lawrence 

1892 

Freeman,  T.  J. 

1891 

Freeman,  W.  M. 

1898 

Kahler,  H.  A. 

1892 

Kaufman,  M.  L. 

1895 

Galbreath,  W.  V. 

1887 

Keating,  C.  A. 

1892 

Gannon,  E.  J. 

1890 

Keating,  H.  S. 

1891 

Gaston,  R.  K. 

1891 

Kingsley,  T.  H. 

1897 

Gaston,  W.  H.,  Jr. 

1898 

Kinney,  C.  C. 

1896 

Gearhart,  A.  S. 

1899 

Ginn,  P.  E. 

1898 

Langdeau,  C.  H. 

1887 

Gray,  Edward 

1898 

Lauve,  T.  L. 

1895 

Green,  Geo.  H. 

1894 

Leake,  Sam  A. 

1898 

Grice,  Wm. 

1898 

Lee,  Geo.  H. 

1898 

Griffin,  W.  C. 

1897 

Lehman,  Z.  M. 

1889 

Griffiths,  T.  W. 

1895 

Grove,  D.  E. 

1890 

Manning,  T.  A. 

1898 

Gulick,  J.  A. 

1893 

Manning,  W.  W. 

1898 

Marshal,  Eugene 

1887 

Hall,  W.  L. 

1892 

Matthews,  F.  D. 

1898 

Hamilton,  E.  T. 

1896 

Maxwell,  J.  W. 

1887 

Hamilton,  Henry 

1890 

Middleton,  J.  C. 

1898 

Harral,  Whitfield 

1887 

Miller,  Seth 

1888 

Harry,  D.  W.  C. 

1898 

Miller,  Thos.  D. 

1898 

Hatch,  Harry  J. 

1887 

Miller,  T.  S. 

1894 

Hill,  Bennett 

1898 

Milliken,  S.  E. 

1887 

Holland,  F.  P. 

1898 

Mitchell,  R.  H. 

1898 

Howard,  J.  T. 

1892 

Monagan,  T.  L. 

34 


1898 

Morgan,  S.  T. 

1898 

Seay,  Dero 

1888 

Moroney,  W.  J. 

1898 

Seay,  H.  L. 

1891 

Murphy,  J.  T. 

1898 

Shannon,  M.  B. 

18S7 

McCormick,  J.  M. 

1898 

Shelmire,  J.  B. 

1890 

McElhone,  F.  H. 

1893 

Shields,  K. 

1897 

McEntire,  W.  R. 

1898 

Shumard,  M.  A. 

1897 

McGahey,  H.  H. 

1887 

Simpson,  J.  N. 

1894 

McReynolds,  J.  0. 

1897 

Slaughter,  E.  D. 

1898 

Smallwood,  T.  R. 

1898 

Noel,  Thomas 

1898 

Smith,  H.  B. 

1887 

Nott,  Cooper 

1899 

Smith,  R.  N.  G. 

1895 

Snyder,  Oliver 

1887 

O'Connor,  J.  C. 

1897 

Stewart,  R.  H. 

1895 

Oeland,  I.  R. 

1898 

Stratton,  S.  T.,  Jr, 

1898 

Stratton,W.  H.,Jr. 

1887 

Stuart,  A.  H. 

1887 

Philp,  S. 

1892 

Stuart,  E.  A. 

1887 

Pires,  L.  A. 

1887 

Sumpter,  Guy 

1894 

Pittman,  G.  H. 

1895 

Sweeney,  Edgar 

1895 

Plowman,  G.  H. 

1893 

Swope,  J. 

1887 

Potter,  R.  E. 

1898 

Prather,  Ed 

1889 

Taber,  A.  B. 

1898 

Terrell,  Roy 

1887 

Reardon,  E.  M. 

1898 

Terrell,  S.  L. 

1899 

Reeves,  E.  J. 

1898 

Terry,  H.  S. 

1898 

Reeves,  Frank 

1887 

Thatcher,  J.  S. 

1896 

Robertson,  A.  F. 

1887 

Thomas,  J.  D. 

1893 

Thompson,  Wm. 

1895 

Sabin,  L.  S. 

1890 

Thorne,  L.  S. 

1887 

Sanger,  A. 

1898 

Tighe,  E.  M. 

1887 

Sanger,  P. 

1898 

Tomlin,  A.  V. 

1892 

Sargent,  E.  L. 

1887 

Townsend,  W.  J. 

1895 

Scarff,  W.  G. 

1887 

Trezevant,  J.  T. 

1887 

Schneider,  J.  E. 

1887 

TucKer,  C.  F. 

35 


1898 

Tucker,  S.  G.  B. 

1898 

Wendelken,  F.  S 

1887 

Turner,  E.  P. 

1892 

Wernse,  A.  H. 

1897 

Vardell,  T.  W. 

1887 
1897 

Wilkins,  A.  H. 
Wilson,  J.  B. 

1897 

Walker,  G.  F. 

1887 

Wood,  J.  L. 

1898 

Waters,  W.  M. 

1888 

Wathen,  B.  S. 

1898 

Yopp,  W.  I. 

Utxm-lU*t&*nt  pt*mb*r# 


1893    Adams,  H.  H Hearne,  Texas 

1895  Aiken,  C.  H Texarkana,  Texas 

1890  Carrow,  Richard Henrietta,  Texas 

1898    Cate,  H.  M Mineola,  Texas 

1891  Cronkhite,  J.  A Dallas,  Texas 

1888    Culberson,  C.  A Dallas,  Texas 

1888  Dunlap,  0.  E Waxahachie,  Texas 

1898    Evans,  A.  W.  W Dallas,  Texas 

1898    George,  R.  E Houston,  Texas 

1898    Goodwin,  Osce Waxahachie,  Texas 

1893    Green,  E.  H.  R Terrell,  Texas 

1889  Grinnan,  J.  S. Terrell,  Texas 

1887  Hickox,  M.  H Dallas,  Texas 

1888  Huey,  J Corsicana,  Texas 

Jones,  J.  H Houston,  Texas 

1897  Lewis,  J.  C Austin,  Texas 

1890  Lovett,  R.  S Houston,  Texas 

1898  Lowe,  R.  G Galveston,  Texas 

1896  Lyon,  Cecil  A Sherman,  Texas 

1898    Mitchell,  J.  E Fort  Worth,  Texas 

1898    Munn,  T.  J Austin,  Texas 


36 

1898    McKenzie,  J.  F San  Angelo,  Texas 

1898    McQueen,  R.  C Waco,  Texas 

1897    Nash,  W.  T Kaufman,  Texas 

1887    O'Connor,  J.  F Galveston,  Texas 

1897  Payne,  Jno.  B Fort  Worth,  Texas 

1898  Pescay,  C.  H Houston,  Texas 

1899  Phillips,  John  O Austin,  Texas 

1898    Polk,  L.  J Galveston,  Texas 

1887    Quinlan,  G.  A Houston,  Texas 

1892     Robertson,  F.  D Dallas,  Texas 

1894  Robinson,  Thos.  A Galveston,  Texas 

1898    Simpson,  W.  Sloan Dallas,  Texas 

1897  Slattery,  J.  M Dallas,  Texas 

1898  Stratton,  Hugh Dallas,  Texas 

1895  Summerfield,  Jno Dallas,  Texas 

1892    Tufts,  J.  P.  . Dallas,  Texas 

1897    Turner,  Geo.  H Palestine,  Texas 

1897    Warner,  S.  G Tyler,  Texas 

1892    Warren,  J.  C Dallas,  Texas 

1897    Warren,  J.  T Dallas,  Texas 

1897    Wolfenden,  C.  F Dallas,  Texas 


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Enders,  Wm St.  Louis,  Missouri 

Grant,  Capt.  Jno.  A Atlanta,  Georgia 

Henry,  Judge  Jno.  L Dallas,  Texas 

Shepard,  Hon.  Seth Washington,  D.  C. 

Toland,  Geo.  W Denver,  Colorado 


£*n  Ittsmiwtam 


James  Aiken, March 

B.  C.  Adoue July 

W.  L.  Armstrong,  ....  June 
Marc  Bessard,  .  .  .  February 
John  C.  Brown,  ....  August 

J.  W.  Buster, April 

J.  A.  Carroll,  ....  October 
James  H.  Dillard,  .   .   .  March 

A.  S.  Douglas, June 

W.  H.  Flippen,  ....  January 
John  T.  Gano,  .   .   .  November 

John  Hares, March 

L.  M.  Knepfly,  .  .  September 
Louis  E.  Mohrhardt,  .  .  Nov. 
James  R.  Merryfield,  .   .  Sept. 

B.  W.  McCullough,  .  January 
E.  H.  Robertson,  ....  June 
Sawnie  Robertson,  .    .   .  June 

L.  S.  Ross, January 

W.  H.  Ryan, October 

A.  D.  H.  Silver, June 

A.  W.  Stewart,  .  .  September 
J.  W.  Webb,  ....  September 


23, 

1896 

28, 

1892 

14, 

1891 

5, 

1896 

17, 

1889 

6, 

1898 

12, 

1891 

15, 

1892 

3, 

1893 

17, 

1891 

2, 

1891 

9, 

1896 

18, 

1898 

8, 

1888 

7, 

1889 

21, 

1892 

22, 

1890 

27, 

1892 

3, 

1898 

14, 

1888 

13, 

1895 

17, 

1897 

19, 

1891 

